I paid $50 to go on a wild dolphin viewing boat. Viewing of dolphins not guaranteed, of course. Saw several dolphins, some came pretty close to the boat, very lovely.
On my walk home from the aquarium, I was walking along the river, and stopped at a dock to take in the nice weather. A dolphin bobbed up in front of me and starting squawking at me and then splashed away. Way better than the boat ride.
i see dolphins ( and whales) off the beach where i live
The brewery I referenced in this post closed this week. Iâm sorry to see that as I liked the food and beer, but not at all surprised by the closure
How my Beats earbuds are holding up after 8 or 9 months:
Those are cracks. They donât seem to affect the sound at this point. I have no idea how they happened but Iâm not necessarily careful with my earbuds. I need to get an extra pair and switch them out from time to time.
Where do you âstoreâ them when youâre not using them?
In a pocket or purse or drawer orâŚ
And Iâm not necessarily careful with them.
They were like $50, which is less than half the cost of my old ones that were discontinued. And the old ones probably lasted about 2 years but I tended to rotate them. For being my only earbuds for most of the last 9 months, Iâd say theyâre holding up just fine.
When the GoA chef neglected to put seasoning in their dish but enjoyed it anyway I guess you could say they had fun being bland.
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Bonus kid #1 was accused by a professor of using AI to write part of their paper for the class final. They got 150/200 for it, but will pass the class with an A so itâs not really worth arguing, but they want to respond to the professorâs accusation.
Should I have them use ChatGPT write the response to the professor?
thereâs been a ton of fragrance ads on that Iâve noticed. maybe itâs their big season.
i donât know if thereâs anything ever in those ads that makes me relate to the product at all.
How does one prove that their thoughts are original? My hubby wrote a book about Mars Castaways that was 20+ years in the making. Finished and self published right around the time The Martian came out. 
Nothing is new under the sun
âYou say I used AI. Okay, suppose I did. So what? In 2 years everyone is going to be using AI for everything. Here Iâve demonstrated that I know how to discern which output is relevant to the situation and which is not. Thatâs a skill that has yet to be quantified, so letâs just say youâve helped me to learn how to be ahead of the curve.â
Alternate response - âyou say I used AI. Doesnât that imply youâve not taught well enough that an individual can learn what weâre supposed to learn in your classes?â
These are all facetious right? Just donât endanger the A, is my motto. In a year, the professor will be a distant memory, as will this whole insulting incident. But the A will still be on the transcript!
Volcanic eruption in Iceland near Grindavik is much larger than expected (4km fissure) and it could potentially damage the blue lagoon and the power station.
Not great news. Not sure how you build defenses against lava flow but that seems to be on the cards
now.
Let me share my screen
The fast food places seem to be hiring: I saw an ad at the Mickey Dâs when I stopped in for a late lunch.
Cops from 2 different police forces are at a house about 6 doors down from mine. If I hear gunshots, thenâs it down the Dungeon we go!!! 
ETA (The Back Story): We saw a police cruiser from Outside of my Region drive down our street last week. Seemed odd, but there is a house (not the house above) that is an âindependent pharmacyâ 
that the police like to monitor.
Today, I am a couple of blocks from home driving by the plaza when I see OOMR police cruiser AAAAND MyRegion police cruiser pull out of the lot. BMGF and I joke that IP gonna get taken down in a bust. I pull up to the intersection to make my left; the po-po are behind me and also make the left. I get to the 3-way stop to make my left; the po-po also make the left. I make a left to get on to my street; 5-0 also make the left. We get home and anxiously watch thinking that IP will be getting the visit. Nope, it was the other place. 4-5 officers gather around the front and then split up to check out the back yard. They left about 5-10 minutes later. 
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I look forward to the list of Ohio denied vanity plates every year. 